No. 1 UConn beat Illinois to turn into the first group to secure a spot in quite a while's Definite Four. Sunday we'll see which groups will join the Huskies and Alabama in Glendale, Arizona.
Sunday's Tip top Eight games highlight No. 1 seed Purdue against No. 2 Tennessee in the Midwest Local and negative. 4 seed Duke versus No. 11 NC State in the South Local.
Duke is made a beeline for the World class Eight interestingly under mentor Jon Scheyer. The Blue Fallen angels beat the top-cultivated Houston Cougars 54-51 on Friday night. The Blue Fiends face NC Express, a group worked around veteran shot-production monitors and an attractive post player in DJ Consumes.
Duke's Tyrese Delegate (5) responds in the wake of overcoming the Houston Cougars in the elimination rounds of the South Provincial of the 2024 NCAA Competition.
Duke's Tyrese Delegate (5) responds in the wake of overcoming the Houston Cougars in the elimination rounds of the South Provincial of the 2024 NCAA Competition.
Tennessee squashed Creighton with its protection, then, at that point, demonstrated its determination in the most profound minutes to win 82-75 to arrive at the World class Eight for the subsequent time in program history. Dalton Knecht drove Tennessee with 24 places. The Vols meet a Purdue group drove by 7-foot-4 focus Zach Edey, who midpoints 24.6 focuses and 12.1 bounce back per game.
Here are USA TODAY Sports' master picks for Sunday's Tip top Eight games:
(1) Purdue versus (2) Tennessee, 2:20 p.m. ET (CBS)
Jordan Mendoza: Tennessee
Paul Myerberg: Purdue
Dan Wolken: Tennessee
(4) Duke versus (11) NC State, 5:05 p.m. ET (CBS)
Jordan Mendoza: Duke
Paul Myerberg: Duke
Dan Wolken: Duke
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